By Dr. Victoria Seals, President – Atlanta Technical College In a moment of brilliance, famed NCAA Division I basketball coach Pat Summit once declared that “life is what it is, but it will be what you make it.” In the weeks and months that we all have been dealing with the effects of the COVID-19 […]
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Atlanta Technical College Virtual Town Hall and Learning Opportunities
By Atlanta Technical College Atlanta Technical College (ATC) continues to embrace the current virtual environment to maintain proper social distancing practices and keep everyone safe. While we have to be apart, ATC is doing what it can to keep everyone together by organizing a virtual town hall to address issues facing our communities. In addition […]
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Boys & Girls Clubs Come to the Rescue of First Responders
By Emily Proctor, Southface Institute Always on the frontline of communities in need, nonprofits are now struggling more than ever to provide for those who depend on them, with competition for donation dollars fierce in the COVID-19 environment. Even so, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sarasota County, a grantee of Southface’s GoodUse program, quickly saw the […]
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Essential Training for the Essential Workforce
By Atlanta Technical College Atlanta Technical College provides essential training for essential services. The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that our region, state, and nation have a critical reliance on nurses, healthcare technicians, first responders, supply chain technicians, and truck drivers. These are just a few of the newly identified essential workers. These career fields are […]
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Virtual Learning at Atlanta Technical College
By Atlanta Technical College As the students of Atlanta Technical College (ATC) continue to adapt to the entirety of an online learning environment, ATC’s dedicated faculty and staff are working around the clock to provide service and to maintain a productive learning environment for all. In addition to online resources, online courses, and virtual workshops […]
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7 Steps to Better Indoor Air Quality During the COVID-19 Crisis
By Southface Staff Your home should be your sanctuary—an inviting place where you can rest, rejuvenate and heal from life’s daily stressors. These days, it is where you may be spending most of your waking hours, trying to keep yourself and your loved ones safe and healthy. But creating a haven takes more than investing […]
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Online Learning Opportunities at Atlanta Technical College
By Atlanta Technical College In the face of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak, Atlanta Technical College (ATC) has changed direction and gone fully virtual by expanding our current array of online courses, allowing our students and faculty to connect while maintaining proper social distancing. During this unprecedented time, ATC has empowered the student population with our […]
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Hope Springs Eternal in our Neighborhood Parks
By George Dusenbury, Georgia state director for The Trust for Public Land Like you, my family is sheltering-in-place to safeguard our health and the wellbeing of our community. Yet, oblivious to the troubles of humankind, spring is happening around us. Through this crisis, my family has found that taking daily walks to observe this season […]
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Earth Hour 2020
By Southface Saturday, March 28, is Earth Hour, the yearly global appointment when people in over 180 countries turn off their lights for one hour in solidarity for the planet’s future. This year especially, when we’re being asked to distance ourselves for the sake of community health and safety, Earth Hour gives us an opportunity […]
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Atlanta Technical College “Stays Strong” in the Face of the Coronavirus
By Atlanta Technical College At Atlanta Technical College, our rallying cry for our students is “Start Strong. Stay Strong. Finish Strong.” We are with them through every step of their educational journeys working to ensure their success on campus and in the workforce. Atlanta Technical College is following the Coronavirus (COVID-19) news and is aware […]
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Student Success Stories: Atlanta Technical College
By Atlanta Technical College As part of our Student Success series, the College is highlighting a number of students who have excelled in their advanced studies and career pursuits. These students are an example of the caliber of people who come to Atlanta Technical College seeking opportunities to make a positive change in their lives […]
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Hank Aaron Continues Support of Atlanta Technical College and Students
By Atlanta Technical College The Atlanta Technical College Foundation has received a historic and institutionally transformative gift from Mr. Henry Louis “Hank” Aaron. This gift will be used to establish the Henry “Hank” Aaron Endowed Gap Fund, which will support academic and non-academic student success needs. To commemorate this very generous gift and his status […]
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MAP International airlifts 120 pallets of surgical masks and protective gear to China hospitals hard-hit by coronavirus
MAP International, a Georgia-based nonprofit global health organization working in 98 countries, is partnering with The UPS Foundation to airlift 1.3 million respirator masks and 10,000 protective coveralls to hard-hit hospitals treating coronavirus patients in Wuhan, China. UPS is donating critical aviation support for the shipment of 120 pallets to the Hubei Provincial Center for […]
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Building Science Expertise Helping At-Risk Seniors Stay in Their Homes
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Southface staff and friends during the orientation to the house they would be working on during the MLK Service Project in Decatur, GA Southface Institute staffers joined 954 volunteers at the 2020 Martin Luther King, Jr. Service Project in Decatur, Georgia By Sarah Mundell, Southface Institute Southface Institute is honored to share the hometown […]
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What the 2020 Georgia Energy Code Updates Mean for You
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text dp_text_size=”size-4″] Starting January 1 there are new regulations to follow By Sarah Mundell, Southface Institute Attention building professionals: Effective January 1, 2020, all new construction and renovations in Georgia must comply with new State Minimum Standard Energy Code, the first major revision of the energy code in nearly a decade. The new code includes […]
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Southface Institute – A Look Back on a Successful 2019
By Southface Board of Directors As 2019 draws to a close, Southface Institute is thankful for the victories that supporters have helped the nonprofit achieve in creating more sustainable homes, workplaces and communities here in Atlanta, in the Southeast and across the country. Here are a few of the standout accomplishments this year. High-Performance Practices […]
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Harnessing Arts and Culture for Responsible Placemaking in Historic Neighborhoods
Introduction by John Ahmann, President & CEO of Westside Future Fund. Thank you to Dorian McDuffie for this week’s column. Dorian is the Public Art Project Manager at the Atlanta City Studio, an office of the Department of City Planning for the City of Atlanta. I’ve had the opportunity to work with Dorian. She is […]
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The Challenges of Urban Stormwater
By Southface Institute with Katherine Zitsch and Katherine Atteberry Leading up to Southface Institute’s December 6 Sustainable Atlanta Roundtable, the second in a two-part series on Protecting Our Water Resources in an Urban Environment, Katherine Zitsch and Katherine Atteberry from the Atlanta Regional Commission answer a few questions about how stormwater pushes urban areas to […]
